Who Was Alive

Were Adolf Hitler and Alex Ferguson alive at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and Alex Ferguson were alive at the same time for 3 years, from 1941 to 1945.

Adolf Hitler was 52 when Alex Ferguson was born.

Alex Ferguson was 3 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56.

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56

Alex Ferguson

Scottish association football manager and former player

Born 31 December 1941 · living, 84 as of September 2026

  1. Mahatma Gandhi
  2. Vladimir Lenin
  3. Albert Einstein
  4. Adolf Hitler
  5. Ronald Reagan
  6. Nelson Mandela
  7. Alex Ferguson
  8. Donald Trump
  9. Michael Jackson
  10. Barack Obama
Adolf Hitler and Alex Ferguson in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.